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- “For a Dancer” (from Late for the Sky, 1974) The Jackson Browne song that belongs in the time capsule has no satire, no political commentary and nothing to do with love.
- “Before the Deluge” (from Late for the Sky, 1974) On the surface, “Before the Deluge” is pretty clearly a Biblical analog: the denizens of the Earth simply going about their business prior to being wiped out in the Noachian Flood.
- “The Pretender” (from The Pretender, 1976) While its sister song “Before the Deluge” observes an apocalyptic scene from a far-away, macrocosmic viewpoint, “The Pretender” is the same song from an up-close, character-driven viewpoint.
- “Fountain of Sorrow” (from Late for the Sky, 1974) A masterpiece of writing universally from a very specific vantage point, “Fountain of Sorrow” failed to chart on the Hot 100, but remains a fan favorite to this day.
Edie Brickell on her collaborations with Paul Simon, Steve Martin and Willie Nelson, and her 2021 album with the New Bohemians. List of songs with Songfacts entries for Jackson Browne.
- For Everyman
- Song For Adam
- Life in The Balance
- Late For The Sky
- These Days
- Doctor My Eye
- The Pretender
- Somebody’S Baby
- The Load-Out/ Stay
- Running on Empty
When David Crosby of Crosby, Stills, and Nash fantasized about him and his pals sailing away from war and destruction to paradise on “Wooden Ships,” Browne, who’d spent some time living with Crosby on his schooner, couldn’t help but ask what happened to everyone who got left behind. He doesn’t have the answer (“I’m not trying to tell you that I’ve ...
Most people are familiar enough with hits like “Doctor My Eyes” and “Jamaica Say You Will,” but for every familiar song, there’s a deep cut that warrants just as much attention. “Song For Adam” is one of them. A haunting acoustic number that finds Browne contemplating the suicide of a friend, it’s a stunningly beautiful piece that deserves every bi...
The titular track to Browne’s eighth studio album finds him deviating away from traditional singer-songwriter territory and dabbling with MIDI worldbeat drums and sequencers. It could all have gone horribly wrong, but the song, which was written in response to the Iran-Contra scandal in which the US traded weapons for hostages, is a striking slice ...
The epic titular track to Browne’s third studio album is best known for its use in the pivotal scene in Martin Scorsese’s “Taxi Driver” in which Robert De Niro’s Travis Bickle loses whatever grip he still has on reality as he watches couples dance on “American Bandstand” with a gun in his hand. Browne probably didn’t have that particular scene in m...
Nico may have made “These Days” famous, andeveryone from Greg Allmanto Elliot Smith may have covered it since, but it was Browne who wrote it, and it’s his plaintive version that perfectly captures the sadness of the lyrics. He wouldn’t release it until 1973’s “For Everyman,” but he’d written it years before at the age of just 16. For anyone that y...
Despite a lengthy and distinguished career, Browne has had only two Top 10 hits. The first was “Doctor My Eyes,” the lead single from his 1972 self-titled debut. The lyrics are as melancholy and downbeat as ever, with the narrator worrying that a lifetime of stoically enduring life’s hardships has left him unable to feel anything. “Tell me what is ...
The titular cut to the 1976 album “The Pretender” closes out the album with less of a bang and more of a grumble. Having already spent most of the album complaining about the state of the world, here, Browne brings it all together in one of the most miserable, misanthropic songs in his canon. If there was any hint of 60’s idealism still hanging out...
“Somebody’s Baby” is far and away Browne’s biggest commercial success, peaking at No. 7 on the Hot 100 on its release in 1982. It’s less profound than what we’d normally expect of him, but what it lacks in nuance it makes up for in likeability. The synths and slap bass are pure 80’s cheese, but if anything, they only add to the charm. Browne didn’t...
Named as one of the best Jackson Browne songs of all time by ultimateclassicrock.com, “The Load-Out/ Stay” closed out Browne’s 1977 live concept album “Running on Empty” in style. An account of the daily drudge of life on the road (“We’ve got truckers on the CB/We’ve got Richard Pryor on the video/We got time to think of the ones we love, while the...
The 1977 live album “Running on Empty” ranks amongst Browne’s best albums. Although it’s packed with gems, the titular cut sparkles just that little bit more brightly than the others. An autobiographical song that finds him casting one eye to the past and one eye to the future (“In ’65, I was 17 and running up one-on-one/ I don’t know where I’m run...
Nov 14, 2023 · With a career spanning over five decades, Browne has gifted us a treasure trove of unforgettable songs. In this list, we dive into the 20 best Jackson Browne songs of all time, exploring the stories behind each track that have resonated with fans and critics alike. Table of Contents. “Running on Empty” (1977) “The Pretender” (1976)
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- "Running on Empty" From: Running on Empty(1977) The opening cut, title track and first single from Browne's live concept album about being a touring musician is a perfect metaphor for both the LP and Browne's increasingly demanding schedule (the song was written while he was recording The Pretender).
- "The Load-Out"/"Stay" From: Running on Empty(1977) Running on Empty is a live concept album about being on the road (see No. 9 on our list of the Top 10 Jackson Browne Songs).
- "Somebody's Baby" From: Fast Times at Ridgemont High: Music from the Motion Picture(1982) Browne's biggest hit – it reached No. 7 in 1982 – is also one of his most unlikely songs, a sweet, and surprisingly despair-free, love song from a teen-targeted movie best known for breakout performances by Sean Penn and Phoebe Cates' boobs.
- "The Pretender" From: The Pretender(1976) The closing track of Browne's fourth album is also a summation of sorts of the previous seven songs, a nearly six-minute breakdown of one man's occasionally harsh, and almost always dishonest, survival instincts.
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Oct 9, 2023 · Jackson Browne’s music has been popular on film soundtracks, and Late For The Sky, the title track from his third album, was memorably used in Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver.
